When I posted my Guckert/Gannon story, one of the reactions I read was a commenter who said, "Joey Ramone said it all long ago..."
I've sung along with this Ramones song a hundred times, and never really listened to the words! But when I read them now, they sure do speak to a lot of history. This is Jeffie's Theme Tune isn't it?— His ancestry. Except that Jeff got "picked," and now he's got a whole new round of troubles.
If you think you can,
Well come on, man
I was a Green Beret in Vietnam
No more of your fairy stories,
’Cause I got my other worries
53rd and 3rd— Standing on the street
53rd and 3rd— I’m tryin’ to turn a trick
53rd and 3rd— You’re the one they never pick
53rd and 3rd— Don’t it make you feel sick?
Then I took out my razor blade
Then I did what God forbade
Now the cops are after me
But I proved that I’m no sissy
53rd and 3rd standing on the street
53rd and 3rd I’m tryin’ to turn a trick
53rd and 3rd you’re the one they never pick
53rd and 3rd don’t it make you feel sick?
53rd & 3rd 53rd & 3rd 53rd & 3rd 53rd & 3rd
53rd & 3rd 53rd & 3rd 53rd & 3rd 53rd & 3rd
